The powerful BBC drama United, recounting the real-life events surrounding the 1958 Munich air crash, will air on UK channel Drama from Saturday 13th December.

David Tennant plays Jimmy Murphy, the legendary Manchester United coach, who was forced to take charge of the football club after a plane crash on the return trip from a European fixture killed and injured many of the players and staff. Jack O'Connell (Skins, Starred Up) plays his young protege Bobby Charlton, with Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible II) as Matt Busby and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games) as Duncan Edwards. United was written by Chris Chibnall and directed by James Strong, the team that went on to reunite with David Tennant and create the award winning Broadchurch and its American remake Gracepoint. The drama which originally aired in April 2011 draws on first-hand interviews with the survivors
and their families to tell the inspirational story of a team and community
overcoming terrible tragedy.

Titan Comics have given a sneak peek at the very special triptych cover variants for the December issues of the official Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor comics. Available exclusively through The WHO Shop in London in celebration of their 30th birthday, the three separate covers fit together to form one festive image created by artist Lee Sullivan (Transformers, Thundercats, 2000AD).

The new Titans Comic ranges ranges star the Doctor, as played by David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi, in brand new adventures and facing brand new enemies and dangers.

Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #5

With the Doctor half the man he should be, under the
draining influence of an alien tourist trap, Gabriella is left to shoulder the
burden of saving him, the planet, and the future of art in our galaxy - and all
on her first off-world trip, no less! Trapped in a terrifying creative retreat, where what was
once beautiful has been rendered corrupt and horrifying, is Gabby strong enough
to reverse whateve…

The three part BBC political drama The Politician's Husband will be airing on selected public television channels in the USA through December.

The Politician's HusbandEmily Watson and David Tennant star in the three-part,
three-hour British miniseries, The Politician’s Husband, which follows the
shifting fortunes and power dynamics in a marriage in which the personal and
political collide. Tennant portrays Aiden Hoynes, a senior cabinet minister who
has always put his career before family, with the support of his devoted wife
Freya (Watson), mother to the couple’s two young children. Freya, a junior
minister, has consistently put her own ambitions on hold for the sake of
Aiden’s career and their family. When Aiden’s career path comes to an abrupt
halt and Freya’s simultaneously soars, Aiden’s life is turned upside down. In
his desperation to cling to power, he risks destroying everything he holds most
dear. The cast includes Roger Allam (Endeavour) and Ed Stoppard (Upstairs,
Do…

David Tennant was guest contributor on last night's episode of Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History Of Science Fiction on BBC Two.He spoke about the success of the Daleks and how easy it is to play a scene with them.Watch his section below:

David Tennant narrates the third and final part of Penguins: Spy In The Huddle on the BBC
Nordic channel BBC Knowledge this evening at 18.00 CET. The episode repeats throughout
the week.

The innovative wildlife series by John Downer Productions used
cunningly disguised spycams to infiltrate colonies of three different species
of penguins, observing them for nearly a year to obtain in depth footage of
these fascinating birds and their struggle to survive and breed in some of the
most inhospitable environments on Earth. Penguins: Spy In The
Huddle
BBC Nordic - BBC Knowledge - 18:00 CET
Episode 3: Growing Up The chicks are growing up fast and becoming increasingly
independent. Emperor and rockhopper chicks are placed in a creche as their
parents go fishing. The Humboldts are left in their burrows as the adults enjoy
a soft landing of feathers by a beach swarming with cormorants. Packed in a huddle, the emperor chicks have to be identity
checked before they are fed, and their parents are swam…

The three part legal thriller The Escape Artist starring
David Tennant will air on YLE TV1 in Finland from tonight. David plays Will Burton, a high-flying barrister who has never lost a case and who argues that everyone has the right to a defence. But winning the release of the accused in a murder trial has unexpected and terrifying consequences for Will and his family. The series was written for the BBC and Endor Productions by David Wolstencroft
and also stars Toby Kebbell, Ashley Jensen and Sophie Okonedo

The Escape Artist will air on Sundays with the Finnish title Pahan vanki (Hush).

It seems this week as if David Tennant's former Doctor Who companions are queuing up for a chance to work with him again.

On Wednesday in a Q&A session via The Guardian newspaper, Catherine Tate revealed that she and David were actively looking for new projects together. Now Billie Piper has raised hope of a joint project in the pipeline.

Talking at her panel today at the Chicago TARDIS convention, she revealed,"I would love
to work with David Tennant again. I'm seeing him in a few weeks so we'll see
what we can do!"

David and Billie last shared screen time during the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special The Day Of the Doctor, but have not performed together outside of the show. Even in the 2012 series True Love, they appeared in separate episodes.

However, Billie revealed that she still has reason to contact David regularly.

"David Tennant is my sci-fi encyclopedia!" she said, "I call him
any time I need history or an explanation!"

David Tennant's recent appearance on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson will air on AXN in Japan tonight. David appeared on the CBS talk show to promote his new US show Gracepoint, a remake of his UK drama Broadchurch. Other guests include Monty Python star Eric Idle and country rockers Parmalee

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The show airs at midnight on the 30th November (early on 1st December) with a repeat on the 1st at 16:30. Watch a clip from the show here:

David Tennant is glimpsed briefly in the brand new BBC One Christmas trailer.

The new trailer, titled Be With The Ones You Love, is made up of clips from some of the channel's best loved Christmas specials and includes a clip of David with Kylie Minogue in Voyage Of The Damned. Watch out too for Billie Piper and Noel Clark as Rose and Mickey in The Christmas Invasion.

BBC One say: "From Still Open All Hours to Strictly Come Dancing, and many
many more, we’ve always been here to make your Christmasses special. BBC One,
Be with the ones you love."

North American viewers will have another chance to see David Tennant's appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman next week. The edition of the chat show, originally aired on October 29th, will be shown on Monday 1st December at 11.35pm/10.35c on CBS. The show will also air at the same time on CBS affiliates in Canada.

David appeared to talk about his FOX TV show Gracepoint although he spent much of the interview explaining Doctor Who to the veteran show host. Jim Carrey also guest starred.

Gracepoint returns after the Thanksgiving break on Thursday 4th December at 9pm ET on Fox in the USA and on Global in Canada and on Friday 5th December at 8.30pm on the Universal Channel in Australia.

The 2012 festive UK hit movie Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger! Will have its US TV debut tonight
on UP TV from 9pm ET. The film airs as part of the channel's 50 day long
Everything You Love About Christmas package. In the family friendly feature, David Tennant stars in a
dual role as the feuding Peterson twins, with Joanna Page, Marc Wootton and
Jason Watkins also joining in the fun. The movie is written and directed by
Debbie Isitt with dialogue improvised by the cast.

Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger!
Premieres Saturday 29th November at 9pm ETRepeats 1am ET A worried new teacher has to juggle a pregnant wife and a
class of children on a road trip to the National 'Song for Christmas'
competition. This Christmas, the unforgettable pupils of St. Bernadette's
have set their hearts on competing in the national choir contest, "A Song
For Christmas." But with the headmistress not in favor of the plan, new
class teacher Mr. Peterson (David Tennant) has his hands full…

The producers of new animated feature film Reds And Grays starring David Tennant have now added Academy Award winning actor Christopher Plummer (Beginners, The Sound Of Music) to their cast. Plummer, whose performing career spans over 60 years, will voice King Gray.

Reds And Grays is the newest project by animation company Nottage Productions and is a romantic comedy revolving around the war between red and grey squirrels. David Tennant stars as Robbie and with Lena Headey as Kiona and Gemma Arterton as Sammy; Max Charles and Eva Bella also feature. Christopher Plummer joins alongside other recently announced cast members Alan Tudyk and John Gordon Sinclair.

The film is written by animator Joel Foster based on a concept by Tony Nottage who also produces. Foster will also co-direct the project with Leon Joosen. Reds And Grays is being jointly produced by Nottage Productions and Entertainment Ventures and is currently in pre-production with a proposed 2015 release date.

A quick reminder that nominations for the 15th annual WhatsOnStage Awards will be closing tomorrow so it is your last chance to show your support for David Tennant.The awards are the only major theatre awards where the audience, are the judges across all categories.

All professional productions which opened in London between 1 December 2013 and 30 November 2014 are eligible for nomination. This means that David's performance in the RSC's production of Richard II at The Barbican is eligible for you to nominate in the Best Actor In A Play category. The play itself can be nominated in the Best Play Revival category and Best Off-West End Production.

The full WhatsOnStage Awards shortlists will be announced on Friday 5 December 2014 at a Launch Party at Cafe de Paris in the heart of the West End. This marks the opening of the final voting stage, with winners being announced at the legendary annual Awards Concert, held on 15 February 2015.

Episode 2 of Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History Of Science Fiction airs on BBC Two tonight at 9.45pm. This episode, "Invasion", features an interview with David Tennant.

InvasionTomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science FictionEpisode 2 of 4

Dominic Sandbrook continues his exploration of the most innovative and imaginative of all genres with a look at science fiction's fascination with aliens. But what if we don't meet aliens in space and instead they come to earth - to conquer us?

Dominic and leading writers and film-makers look at science fiction's obsession with alien invasion, from all-out assault to sinister hidden threats, and how it has reflected real-life anxieties - whether they be the challenge to Victorian imperial power of HG Wells's War of the Worlds, the Cold War-era paranoia of Invasion of the Body Snatchers or more recent concerns about racism and immigration in District 9.

David Tennant is through to the final tournament of the Anglophenia Anglo Fan Favourites Man Of the Year 2014 contest.

The Anglophenia Anglo Fan Favourites contest pitches 32 of the UK and Ireland's most beloved male stars to battle it out through one-on-one votes until only one is left standing.

David narrowly beat The Hobbit star Richard Armitage by 51.66% of the vote to 48.34%. He has already seen off challenges by Andrew Lincoln, Peter Capaldi and Tom Hiddleston. In the final he will now lock horns with Sam Heughan, star of Outlander.

The e-book of the gripping crime drama Broadchurch will be available at a special price of just £1.99 for this weekend only. Written by the acclaimed thriller author Erin Kelly based on the original scripts by Chris Chibnall, the novel was released in August and includes new material not seen in the TV show as well as a deeper insight into the characters' thoughts and motivations.

With the second series of Broadchurch due to return to ITV in January, it's the perfect chance to revisit the events that led to the capture of young Danny Latimer's killer.

The special e-book price will be available between 28th November - 1st December

Broadchurch returns to ITV in January 2015 with David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Arthur Darvill, Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan all reprising their roles. They will be joined by new cast members including Charlotte Rampling and Eve Myles. Little is known about the plot although teaser trailers hint that the action…

The three part legal thriller The Escape Artist starring David Tennant will air on YLE TV1 in Finland on Sunday nights beginning from this weekend.

David plays Will Burton, a high-flying barrister who has never lost a case. But when he takes on the case of the accused in a brutal murder case and wins a killer his freedom his life is changed in ways he could not imagine and he experiences the justice system from the other side. He is forced to question his own professional morals - does everyone have the right to a defence?

The series was written for the BBC and Endor Productions by David Wolstencroft and also stars Toby Kebbell, Ashley Jensen and Sophie Okonedo

The Escape Artist will air with the Finnish title Pahan vanki (Hush) from Sunday 30th November at 21:55

In 2007, David Tennant travelled up to Blackpool to switch on the annual Illuminations.

The Blackpool Illuminations is a celebrated display of lights which runs for just over two months every autumn in the UK seaside resort of Blackpool. Established in 1879, the Illuminations are a tradition found in a number of larger coastal towns, but Blackpool's are arguably the most famous. The display runs for six miles along the sea front. The Big Switch On is a major event with performances from bands preceding a celebrity flicking the switch to turn on the display.

In 2007 the lights incorporated a Doctor Who display, including monsters from the revived series. As the then star of the show, David Tennant was invited to switch on the display for the massive event on August 31st. Also present was TV personality Dale Winton, who hosted the evening, and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, who designed part of the display, while acts performing included Natasha Bedingfield, Natalie Imbruglia, Gareth Gates,…

The bad news is there's no Gracepoint this week due to Thanksgiving (Happy Thanksgiving by the way!) but the good news is that we can take a look at what is still to come in the final two episodes of FOX's thrilling event series...

Episode 9Thursday 4th December at 9pm ET on FOX in the USA and Global in CanadaFriday 5th December at 8.30pm on the Universal Channel in Australia

After Detective Carver’s heart condition worsens, he has 24 hours before his boss removes him from the case. So he and Miller race against the clock to find out who killed Danny Solano. Meanwhile, Beth Solano seeks out advice from Paul Coates, and Susan Wright shares a deep secret that no one saw coming.

Watch a trailer:

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Episode 10 (Season Finale)Thursday 11th December at 9pm ET on FOX in the USA and Global in CanadaFriday 12th December at 8.30pm on the Universal Channel in Australia

The Gracepoint murder case comes to a close when Detective Emmett Carver and Detective Ellie Miller finally catch Danny’s…

David Tennant's new comedy feature film What We Did On Our Holiday will be screened at the Randevu Istanbul Film Festival next month.

The 17th international film festival takes place between 5th - 11th December in Istanbul, Turkey. What We Did On Our Holiday has two screenings:Saturday 6th December 11:30 at I Kanyon Levent CinemaximSunday 7th December 14:00 at Cinemaxim Zorlu Besiktas What We Did On Our Holiday What We Did On Our Holiday is a hilarious journey through an
unforgettable family holiday as a couple attempt to keep their impending
divorce secret from their extended family. Doug and Abi and their three
children travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug’s father Gordie’s birthday
party, where it’s soon clear that when it comes to keeping their secret under
wraps, their children are their biggest liability. The parents who question
love and life realize they have a lot to learn from their children, including
the innnermost secrets of each other! The film stars David Tennant,…

The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special The Day Of The Doctor has been nominated in the 2015 Broadcast Awards. The programme is shortlisted in the category for Best International Programme Sales.

The annual Broadcast Awards are now in their 20th year. The awards celebrate the best in British creativity,
commending the most outstanding content of the year and championing those who
made it possible. This year over 100 programmes have been shortlisted across 17 categories, and the finals also celebrate productions companies and Channel of the Year. The winners will be announced on 4th February 2015 at a ceremony held at Grosvenor House in London.

Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor saw Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt as three incarnations of the legendary Time Lord thrown together to combat classic foes the Daleks and the Zygons. The special also starred Jenna Coleman, Billie Piper and Joanna Page. The thrilling 75 minute 3D special was simulcast on TV in over 90 countries on the 23r…

The hilarious Aardman animated feature film The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists will have its UK terrestrial premiere over the Christmas period when it will make up part of the BBC's 2014 festive line up.

Based on the book of the same title by Gideon Defoe and directed by Aardman co-founder Peter Lord, the stop-motion movie is a delirious high-seas romp starring Hugh Grant as
the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain, who navigates his salty crew on a
perilous mission to Victorian London to aid a young Charles Darwin, voiced by
David Tennant, and to win the prize of Pirate Captain of the Year. Along the way they encounter rival pirates Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek), the Pirate King (Brian Blessed) and Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton). The film was originally released in UK cinemas in March 2012.

The BBC Christmas TV and Radio schedules will be confirmed by early December.

Catherine Tate has confirmed that she and David Tennant are actively looking for new ways to work together. Catherine made the revelation in an online chat with readers of The Guardian earlier today.

"Working with David is the best," she said. "We get on so well and it's
just always so much fun. I don't know how to describe it - it's just that
something clicked when we first started working together from day one on The
Runaway Bride and hopefully will continue to. We're looking for future projects
together."

Catherine played the Tenth Doctor's fiery companion Donna Noble in the 2006 Doctor Who Christmas special, returning as a full-time companion for the 2008 season. But despite Donna's return in David Tennant's swansong The End Of Time, Catherine has ruled out any more appearances on the show.

"Unfortunately I think Donna's storyline would prevent her
from coming back, because any memory of the Doctor, of her time travelling with
…

Tuesday 2nd December 2014 is worldwide Giving Tuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. Charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.

It’s a simple idea. Just find a way for your family, your community, your company or your organization to come together to give something more. Then tell everyone you can about how you are giving.

This Giving Tuesday David Tennant is supporting Circle, a Scottish charity working at the heart of deprived communities across central Scotland. Their aim is to support the most disadvantaged and difficult-to-engage children and families to improve their lives and promote their healthy potential and development.

David has been patron of the charity for many years and says:"I was blessed with a safe and happy childhood. It is unacceptable to me that any child in Scotland should grow up in poverty or neglect. I am delighted and honoured to …

The first season of the multi award winning drama Broadchurch will be coming to Netflix in the USA on 12th December 2014.

The eight part ensemble series is led by David Tennant and Olivia Colman and explores what happens to a small community when it suddenly becomes the focus of a major event and is subjected to the full glare of the media spotlight.

Bloodied and dirty, Danny Latimer has been found dead on an idyllic beach, surrounded by rocks and a jutting cliff-face from where he may have fallen. Whilst his death remains unresolved, the picturesque coastal town of Broadchurch is at the heart of a major police investigation and a national media frenzy.The sadness of losing a child consumes Danny’s family, Beth and Mark Latimer (Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan), their daughter 15 year old Chloe and Beth’s mum, Liz as they attempt to cope with their grief. Understandably they struggle to cope with the unwarranted attention heaped upon them. Devastated by their loss, they struggle to re…

The 1999 film The Last September will screen at the BFI Southbank as part of a two-month long Maggie Smith season.

The versatile actress Dame Maggie Smith has starred in films ranging from Shakespeare to comedy, from period drama to fantasy feature, from romance to American classic, so it's only natural that the BFI should want to celebrate her work with a selection of her most loved productions.

The Last September stars David Tennant alongside Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, Richard Roxburgh, Gary Lydon and Jane Birkin. Adapted from the novel by Irish writer Elizabeth Bowen, the film is set in the 1920s on an estate near Cork during the Irish War of Independence. Michael Gambon and Maggie Smith play Sir Richard and Lady Myra Naylor, who preside over the great house and their guests while Irish republicanism rises around them. David Tennant plays a young English army captain, Gerald Colthurst, who falls in love with the Naylors' niece Lois (Keeley Hawes),who herself…

Don’t forget to support David Tennant in the vote for the
People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor In A New TV Series. David is
shortlisted for his role as Emmett Carver in the FOX event series Gracepoint. The series itself is also up
for Favorite New TV Drama. David is contending against Ben McKenzie, Dylan McDermott, Laurence Fishburne and Scott Bakula in his category.

The American awards are voted for by the public and
recognise popular culture over a vast selection of 54 categories within the
genres of TV, Movie, Music and "Special". Voting will close on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 at 11:59 p.m.
EST. Vote for David here!

Vote
for Gracepoint here! People’s Choice Awards 2015 will air live on Wednesday, Jan.
7, 2015 from 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET on CBS. Anna Faris and Allison Janney,
stars of CBS' sitcom "Mom" will host the show.

Gracepoint continues on Fox in the USA and Global in Canada on Thursday 4th December
at 9pm ET.

FOX TV's enthralling murder mystery Gracepoint may be absent from our screens for this week due to US Thanksgiving, but fortunately we can bring you some brand new promotional pictures of David Tennant to look at in the meantime.

The ten-part series explores events in a small town in Northern California following the murder of a young local boy. David Tennant plays Detective Emmett Carver who is leading the hunt for the killer, alongside his colleague Ellie Miller played by Anna Gunn. But in the small community of Gracepoint, anyone could be a suspect, and as the boy's family struggle to recover from the tragedy, the long-held secrets of the town's residents start to emerge. Other cast include Jacki Weaver, Kevin Zegers and Kevin Rankin.

Episode 9Airs Thursday 4th December at 9pm ET on FOX in the USA and Global in CanadaAlso on Friday 5th December at 8.30pm on the Universal Channel in Australia

After Detective Carver’s heart condition worsens, he has 24
hours before his boss…